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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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